Regulated Pharmacy Technician (Full Time)

Newgen PharmaChoice is the BC Renal and BC Transplant pharmacy in Abbotsford. The store is located in a medical building that has many different physicians including family medicine, internal medicine, ENT, psychiatry, general surgery, oral pathology, and optometry. This is a dynamic work environment with opportunities to collaborate inter-professionally in a growing area of Abbotsford. We are looking for an enthusiastic person with great interpersonal skills who can work in a fast-paced environment. This is a part-time position of up to 35 hours per week. We offer a competitive wage with extended health benefits, store discount, and we will also fully reimburse your college license fee.

Required Qualifications:

1. Completed provincial Pharmacy Technician certification or completed a Pharmacy Technician course AND the Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada Qualifying exam
2. Licensed as a Pharmacy Technician in good standing in BC

Responsibilities include:

1. Assists pharmacist in the filling and dispensing process of the prescription
2. Assists patients at counters, retrieves prescriptions, processes register transactions
3. Answers phone calls to assist patients with prescription refills or medication inquiries
4. Coordinates deliveries, assists accounts receivables with pending charges
5. Maintains medication inventory, supplies and OTC merchandise
6. Completes verification for prescriptions and blisterpacks to the extent permitted by provincial regulations
7. Alerts pharmacist of drug interactions between prescription and OTC medications
8. Prepares third-party insurance claims
9. Involvement with maintaining and managing the operations of the SynMed automation for blisterpacking
10. Practices within the Scope of Practice of Registered Technician with the College of Pharmacist of BC

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $32.00-$38.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 – 40 per week

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person